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College roundup: FSU falls to Clemson despite Dalvin Cook’s 194 yards

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A missed fourth-and-one play with 6:30 to go spurred the No. 3 ranked Clemson Tigers to a victory over FSU Saturday night. The Seminoles were tied with Clemson at 13 at the time, but Shaq Lawson stopped Dalvin Cook on the biggest play of the game. From there, Clemson drove for the go-ahead field goal and later added an insurance touchdown in a 23-13 victory. FSU coach Jimbo Fisher chose to go with quarterback Sean Maguire, who did not play well.…

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College roundup: FSU’s offense comes to play against Louisville

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It was supposed to be the legs of Leonard Fournette that was going to make the difference. Instead, it was the skinny legs of Trent Domingue that was the downfall of the eighth-ranked Florida Gators. Florida lost a 35-28 game in Baton Rouge when LSU faked a field goal, and Dominique took a lateral, bottled it, and then ran into the end zone. Fournette rushed for 180 yards, 100 of it in the first half when Florida’s defense was at…

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Gary Shelton’s predictions: Tennessee should end 10-year streak

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Is the University of Florida defense good enough to be an equalizer? We may see Saturday, when the Gators play host to the University of Tennessee Vols, who hope a potent offense can be enough to put enough points on the boards to end a 10-game losing streak. All along, Florida has looked to be a more experienced, more cohesive defense to be the difference maker, as it was in last week’s 14-9 victory over Kentucky. The Gators, with Vernon…

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10 Questions: Is the Swamp still an advantage for the Gators?

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Key questions for the upcoming college football schedule: Can the Gators make it 11 in a row over Tennessee? It’ll be difficult. If Tennessee didn’t let Oklahoma off the ropes, the Vols would be unbeaten. According to Jeff Sagarin’s power ratings, the Vols are the 21st best team in the country. Florida is 38th. But the Gators’ defense is good enough to keep Florida in the game, even against the explosiveness of quarterback Joshua Dobbs. How good is the Florida…

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College Roundup: Gators’ defense continues streak vs. Kentucky

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The streak lives on. For 29 years, since the year that Mary Kate and Ashley Olsen were born, from the year of the Challenger disaster, since Ronald Reagan was president, Florida has owned the Kentucky Wildcats. Well, it happened again. The Gators beat the Kentucky Wildcats 14-9 in a much stronger night for the Florida defense than in last week’s game against East Carolina. The defensive line in particular, featuring Jon Bullard, stood out. For Florida, Will Grier started at…

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Miami finally pulls away from stubborn Florida Atlantic

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The Florida Atlantic Owls were a bit more stubborn than expected, but the Miami Hurricanes pulled away at the end. After a lightning delay for the second straight week, the Hurricanes scored the final 24 points of the night in a 44-20 victory over FAU. The score was tied at 20 in the third period. The Owls were treating the game as if it was a huge event, and Miami’s players seemed to be looking ahead. Quarterback Brad Kaaya hit…

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College preview: FAU, USF attempt major upsets in the state

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Ever feel like someone’s little brother? Ever watch as they get all of the praise, all of the rewards, all of the attention? This week, Florida Atlantic and South Florida both know how you feel. Two of the smaller college football programs will try to pull shockers againat two of the more highly regarded, more traditional teams in the state. The FAU Owls play against Miami tonight, and USF plays Florida State Saturday morning. In other games, Florida is host…

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